Transit plaza dedicated at Gold Line station in Arcadia
Nice looking plaza next to the Gold Line station located on the north side of Arcadia’s downtown at 1st Avenue and Santa Clara Street. The station will also feature a new [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, October 28
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Gold Line lays final tracks in Azusa, project 80 percent complete (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) Coverage of the completion of track work for the Measure R-funded 11.5-mile extension of [continue reading]
All 14 street crossings now complete for Gold Line Foothill Extension!
Here’s the news release with the good news from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the independent agency building the 11.5-mile project between Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border: MONROVIA, CA – On the heels of last week’s completion of all light rail track installation for the Foothill Gold Line from [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, October 20
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. No winners in this MTA train wreck (L.A. Times) In his opinion column, Jim Newton looks at the dispute between rail car manufacturer Kinkisharyo and a local union that [continue reading]
Final 'e-clip' marks completion of track work for Gold Line Foothill Extension!
A big milestone for the Gold Line Foothill Extension project on Saturday: the final piece of track was installed on the 11.5-mile line that will extend the Gold Line from its terminus in eastern Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border. The project includes six new stations in downtown Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, [continue reading]
Graphic: what it took to build track for the Foothill Extension
From our friends at the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile line between eastern Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border: Track work for the project will be completed on Saturday at a ceremony open to the public at 10 a.m. in Azusa. Click here for a [continue reading]
Video: installing the tracks for the Gold Line Foothill Extension!
Nice video above showing the work needed to install the tracks for the Gold Line Foothill Extension, which will take the Gold Line from eastern Pasadena for 11.5 miles to the Azusa/Glendora border. The Measure R funded project will include six new stations serving Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, downtown Azusa and [continue reading]
Pics of overhead wires being installed on Gold Line Foothill Extension!
The folks at the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority sent over the above pics of the overhead catenary wires being installed along the project’s tracks. The wires, as you likely know, deliver the electricity that powers the trains. The above images were taken on the stretch of tracks that [continue reading]
4-day closure of Huntington/2nd in Arcadia for Gold Line work begins Friday
Here is the news release from the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency building the 11.5-mile addition to the Gold Line between eastern Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border. Yep, it’s another project funded by Measure R: Four-Day Full Closure of Huntington Dr & Second Ave Intersection Begins Friday [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Friday, July 11
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Guest editorial: don’t destroy the Orange Line, improve it (Streetsblog L.A.) Annie Weinstock and Stephanie Lotshaw argue that there is no need to convert the [continue reading]